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PALM BAY PRIMARY SCHOOL NEWSLETTER: 3rd May 2019

‘Loving learning, making a difference’

Dear Parents and Carers,

We hope you all had a lovely Easter break. We are now well into the sum-

mer term with lots of exciting events ahead of us.

Thank you to everyone who attended Mrs Stephen’s Phonics meeting last

week – it was good to see so many parents and carers there.

The children’s new topics have started with a bang. Pets at Home visited

Year 1 last week with some rabbits and guinea pigs that the children han-

dled and petted for their ‘Paws, Claws and Whiskers’ topic. Year 4 have

been making Roman Coins this week and Year 3 have been learning songs

about the Stone Age. Children in Year 2 are busy planting vegetables and

observing the life cycle of real butterflies for their topic on growing – ‘The

Scented Garden’ – and year 5 have begun designing fairground rides for

‘Scream Machine’.

This week Mrs Tong took another class – Year 4 Magpies - to the Turner

Contemporary as part of our ‘My Classroom is a Gallery’ arts project. We

also have some creative successes to share with you – both Grayson and

Heath in Year 2 have won art prizes in the past few weeks. Grayson’s paint-

ing came first in the Rotary Club Primary art competition age 5-7, whilst

Heath’s collage was shortlisted as part of the prestigious Portfolio compe-

tition, in association with the Turner Gallery. Well done to both of you!

Year 5 have been preparing for their residential trip to Kingswood next

week. I look forward to seeing who has the most ridiculously enormous

suitcase when we wave them off on Tuesday morning, and I look forward to

seeing how they are getting on when I pop down to visit them on Wednes-

day next week.

This week has also been a successful week in sporting news, with our Year 2

pupils coming third in the Athletics festival and our Year 5/6 Rugby team

being awarded the ‘Fair Play Award’ in recognition of their maturity and

good sportsmanship – well done to all of you.

Don’t forget that there is a bank holiday on Monday. We hope you enjoy

the long weekend and look forward to seeing everyone on Tuesday.

Miss Williams,

Head Teacher

Our attendance target is 97%

Every minute counts!

Class

Attendance Figures

for w/e 3rd May 2019

Puffins 92.67%

Robins 94.67%

Woodpeckers 87.59%

Sparrows 93.33%

Jackdaws 97.33%

Wrens 94.00%

Owls 97.42%

Sandpipers 95.00%

Magpies 96.13%

Wagtails 89.03%

Jays 99.68%

Kestrels 94.14%

Sparrowhawks 93.00%

Kingfishers 95.81%

Teamwork Achievement Respect Perseverance Enthusiasm Creativity

Head Teacher’s Tea for

Friday 10th May 2019

Y1: David A.

Y2: Leo H.

Y3: Jessica S.

Y4: Madison R.

Y5: Ashton B.

Y6: Bethany S.

Palm Bay Primary School, Palm Bay Avenue, Margate, Kent CT9 3PP

Phone: 01843 290050 E-mail: [email protected]


Please go to our website for a colour copy of the newsletter: www.palm-bay.kent.sch.uk

For week ending 3rd May 2019 School Attendance

School Attendance

Absence and lateness has a direct impact on learning. The school works together with

Kent County Council’s School Liaison Officer to reduce pupil absence. Please support us

by only allowing children time off when they are ill. If you are unsure as to whether or

not you should send your child into school then please view:

https://www.nhs.uk/live-well/healthy-body/is-my-child-too-ill-for-school/

If your child is absent due to a doctor, dental or hospital appointment we ask that evi-

dence is provided. Please ask for an appointment slip from the relevant practice.

All absences should be reported to school on the very first day by calling the school of-

fice on 01843 290050 by 9am. If we have not heard from you by 10am we will start to

call all the contact numbers that you have provided in order to gain an explanation for

the absence. It is therefore of the upmost importance that you ensure we have up to

date contact details.

Can we please remind parents/carers that the school does not authorise term time holi-

days unless there are exceptional circumstances. All parents/carers need to apply for

authorisation before the proposed holiday is taken, the necessary form can be request-

ed from the school office.

If a child’s absence does not improve despite home/school discussions and notification

the case will be passed to the School Liaison Officer and legal action may be taken.

https://www.nhs.uk/live-well/healthy-body/is-my-child-too-ill-for-school/

Work from Year 2

We have been reading

“The Curious Garden” story

this week and writing from

the point of view of the

town residents. These de-

scriptions are after the gar-

den has taken over the town!





For week ending 3rd May 2019 This week in photos and news...





For week ending 26th April 2019 Last week’s news...

Our attendance target is 97%

Every minute counts!

Class

Attendance Figures for

w/e 26th April 2019

Puffins 97.22%

Robins 96.11%

Woodpeckers 93.68%

Sparrows 92.22%

Jackdaws 97.78%

Wrens 98.89%

Owls 94.62%

Sandpipers 95.00%

Magpies 97.85%

Wagtails 93.55%

Jays 98.39%

Kestrels 95.98%

Sparrowhawks 95.56%

Kingfishers 99.46%

Head Teacher’s Tea for

Friday 3rd May 2019

Y1: Yasin G.

Y2: Riley F.

Y3: Gracie-Ann S.

Y4: Skye B.

Y5: Melody T.

Y6: Betsy C.

Achievement Certificates

were awarded to:

Class: Pupils:

Woodpeckers Kaino S.

Sparrows Esmai S.

Jackdaws Noah E.

Wrens Blake B.

Owls Madeline S.

Sandpipers Faith S.

Magpies Archie S.

Wagtails Rufus G.

Jays Olexa M.

Kestrels Harrison M.

Sparrowhawks Bilal S.

Kingfishers Adam T.

Maths—Problem of the Day

This will give you an idea of the reasoning type

questions we have children working on in class.

Give them a go!






Respect Certificates

were awarded to:

Class: Pupils:

Woodpeckers Jessica L.

Sparrows Alfie A.

Jackdaws Hugo B.

Wrens Civan G.

Owls Lennon C.

Sandpipers Theo I.

Magpies Bertie S.

Wagtails Amelia W.

Jays Dilara U.

Kestrels Logan H.

Sparrowhawks Skye H.

Kingfishers Jack P.


For week ending 3rd May 2019



Sporting News—Miss Delderfield

On Saturday 27th April two rugby teams took part in 4 hours of rugby at Upton School. Once again the children

played some fantastic rugby with some great tries scored. There were two trophies up for grabs, best banner tro-

phy and fair play trophy. The fair play trophy is voted by other schools for the team that has shown fair play, good

sportsmanship and respect for other teams, refs and team mates. I was so proud that Palm Bay had been voted by

other schools to receive the fair play trophy alongside Cliftonville school. This trophy isn’t down to winning Rugby

matches it’s how the children conduct themselves when on the pitch. Both teams shook the team they were playing

hands, the refs hand and also gave three cheers. Palm Bay showed great sportsmanship and even in defeat they pre-

sented themselves in a positive way. A massive thank you as always to John and Lee who have taught and supported

the children throughout all of the rugby fixtures and even showed them how to play in the teachers match. Well

done to all the parents who came and supported the children….at least it didn’t rain. Lastly thank you to the children

who took part on the day, you are amazing and I couldn’t be any prouder of you!!

Thursday 2nd May was the turn of some year 2 children in the Infant Agility competition held at Ursuline College. It

was a great morning with lots of different activities involving running, throwing and jumping. The children had prac-

tised some of the events in PE so knew what to expect in some of them, they didn’t disappoint with Sophia and Flor-

ence producing the highest score in speed bounce out of all of the different schools. All children gave 100% and

were focussed and determined to do their best – which they did!! We came 3rd out of 10 schools which is an amazing

achievement and the children were two points off of second place which was so close. Well done to all the children

that took part you are all awesome. Thank you to Miss Thorne who came with us and supported the children.

On Mondays there is a Wildcats girls football session taking place here at Palm Bay. It is run by Margate football

club and runs from 4.30 – 5.30pm. It is a FREE session and is aimed at girls aged 5-12. You can just turn up or you

can book by going to https://form.jotformeu.com Please note that it will not be run on Monday 6th May due to Bank

Holiday.

Tonight sees the first of three Athletics competitions held at The Royal Harbour School. The competition is open to

any children in years 3-6 and registration starts at 5.30pm with a 6pm start. The athletes will compete in 50/75m

sprint, 400/600 run, standing long jump and Mega howler throw. If you would like to take part it costs £3 and you

can register on the night or go to www.thanetac.co.uk to get more details and an entry form. The other dates are 7th

June and 5th July and there are medals for the top 3 in each event and overall for each age group for the series.

Quick reminder…….

There will be NO run before school (Wednesday and Friday), athletics club (Tuesday) and sport before school

(Thursday) as I will accompanying the children on their residential visit to Kingswood. All back to normal the

following week.


https://form.jotformeu.com

http://www.thanetac.co.uk

This week in Maths

Year 1 have been ex-

ploring numbers be-

tween 50 and 100.

They used a range of

manipulatives repre-

senting groups of ten.

Year 1 had a visit from

Pets at Home on Tues-

day to start their new

topic 'Paws, Claws and

Whiskers'. The chil-

dren had a lovely time handling the animals.





This week in photos and news...






This week in photos and news...

Important Dates/Notices

Don’t forget it is Bank Holiday Monday on 6th May, school is not open.

School hours for all years 1—6 are 8.55am—3.20pm. Can we politely request that children arrive in

a timely fashion and are collected promptly from the appropriate pick up point. Year R can be col-

lected from 3pm. Your co-operation is greatly appreciated.

Term 5 finishes on Friday 24th May, usual 3.20pm pick up please. Please note Monday 3rd June is

an Inset Day, therefore we look forward to seeing you back to school on Tuesday 4th June.

Polite request that bikes are not to be ridden on, around the school premises, please walk them.

It is also noted that any bikes or scooters that are left on the premises, will be so at your own

risk.

Caterlink online payment system is up and running. Please ensure you have credited your account

with sufficient funds for your child’s school dinners in advance. Any queries with regards to set-

ting up your online payment system please contact the school office.

We are asking that Breakfast Club and Extended Day are paid for in advance please. Also upon

allocation of after school club places that prompt payment is made. Many thanks.

If your circumstances change, at any time, please do let the office know so that we can check

whether your child is eligible for free school meals.

After school clubs—

If for any reason your child is unable to attend an after school club session please call the office

to let us know.

PTFA

There is a PTFA meeting at 7pm on Thursday 7th May at The Botany Bay Hotel. Please do come along if you are

able to.

**Reminder** Our next Boot fair is Sunday 12th May.

Chair: Gary Burgess 07884 235189

Secretary: Sam Pritchard 07799 866140

[email protected]


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